Jeffrey Lacker

• U.S. Bonds Offering Relatively Good Value

  By Cordell Eddings, Bloomberg  |  May 20, 2013

  Yields considerably higher for U.S. government bonds than for U.K. gilts, and Treasuries are cheapest in 23 years vs. German bunds.

• Fed To Expand Asset Purchases Next Year

  By Joshua Zumbrun and Jeff Kearns, Bloomberg  |  December 12, 2012

  Central bank says it will keep rates low as long as the jobless rate is above 6.5%.

• Fed May Overhaul Plan to Exit Stimulus

  By Craig Torres and Josh Zumbrun, Bloomberg  |  December 7, 2012

  As balance sheet gets bigger, the risks in unwinding it increase.

• Fed Calls Growth ‘Moderate’

  By Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg  |  October 24, 2012

  Central bank says again that rates are likely to stay near zero through mid-2015.

• Bernanke Defends Fed Bond Buying

  By Jeff Kearns and Craig Torres, Bloomberg  |  October 2, 2012

  Program will spur growth and cut unemployment, Fed chairman says.

• Plosser Says QE3 Risks Fed Credibility

  By Jeff Kearns and Aki Ito, Bloomberg  |  September 26, 2012

  New round of bond buying not likely to boost hiring or growth, says Philadelphia Fed president.

• Fed’s Kocherlakota Backs More Accommodation

  By Craig Torres and Aki Ito, Bloomberg  |  September 21, 2012

  Minneapolis Fed president reverses hawkish stance, ties policy to jobless rate.

• Fed To Buy $40 Bln in Mortgage Debt a Month

  By Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg  |  September 13, 2012

  Purchases to continue until jobs outlook improves ‘substantially,’ Fed says.

• Low Rates Could Outlast Bernanke

  By Steve Matthews and Aki Ito, Bloomberg  |  September 13, 2012

  Markets see Fed holding benchmark rate close to zero even after Bernanke’s term ends in 2014.

• Fed Says Economy Has Slowed

  By Joshua Zumbrun and Jeff Kearns, Bloomberg  |  August 1, 2012

  Policy makers signal willingness to provide more stimulus.